Best High Schools in Tennessee

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 389)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
51	Siegel High School	Public	9-12	3300 Siegel RD	Murfreesboro	37129	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 904-3800	1,873	121	15.4		1,179 (62.9%)	310 (16.6%)	253 (13.5%)	45 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (4.3%)	$12,148			$470			$11,266	76.9	69.2	74	23		470369002038
52	Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	130 Trenton HWY	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 692-3616	429	31	13.9		349 (81.4%)	60 (14.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,495			$274			$11,476	76.3	79.2	44	8		470140000416
53	Union City High School	Public	9-12	1305 High School DR	Union City	38261	Obion County	Union City	No	No	No	No	(731) 885-2373	417	30	13.9		198 (47.5%)	151 (36.2%)	53 (12.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,229			$531			$12,833	75.7	66.4	90	37		470426001729
54	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	4250 Highway 641 South	Decaturville	38329	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 852-3941	462	31	15.1		405 (87.7%)	13 (2.8%)	31 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,144			$826			$10,718	75.4	63.8	101	47		470096001245
55	Cascade High School	Public	9-12	3035 Fairfield PIKE	Wartrace	37183	Bedford County	Bedford County	No	No	No	No	(931) 389-9394	554	50	11		458 (82.7%)	10 (1.8%)	55 (9.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$12,050			$754			$10,582	75.4	65.6	93	38		470018000034
56	Oak Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	No	(865) 425-9601	1,586	103	15.3		1,097 (69.2%)	168 (10.6%)	177 (11.2%)	45 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (5.7%)	$14,330			$505			$13,356	75.2	75.6	53	3		470324001396
57	Kirkwood High	Public	9-12	2702 Rossview RD	Clarksville	37043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	(n/a)	(931) 472-8043	1,009	52	19.5		446 (44.2%)	273 (27.1%)	162 (16.1%)	28 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	88 (8.7%)	$11,180			$457			$10,215	75.2	73.2	64	7		470303010488
58	Middle College High	Public	9-12	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4550	333	14	24.5		6 (1.8%)	304 (91.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$15,873			$1,017			$13,676	75	82.5	34	24		470014801974
59	Fairview High School	Public	9-12	2595 Fairview W BLVD	Fairview	37062	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 472-4400	719	53	13.6		580 (80.7%)	32 (4.5%)	70 (9.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$17,101			$169			$16,405	74.9	68.8	77	18		470453001804
60	Munford High School	Public	9-12	1080 McLaughlin DR	Munford	38058	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 837-5701	1,273	69	18.5		946 (74.3%)	185 (14.5%)	75 (5.9%)	12 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.9%)	$10,078			$396			$9,132	74.8	66.8	87	27		470408001700

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Algebra II, TNReady Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady Integrated Math III, TNReady US History, TNReady English I, TNReady English II, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 16, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.